In Wavelenght magazine No. 1 there was an article by the leading Irish poet Paul Durcan called “The Drumshambo Hustler” which was first printed in the litery magazine MAGILL in May, 1988. The article attempts to put Van’s poetry into a modern Irish context and he contends that Patrick Kavanagh and Van Morrison are the two finest poets in Ireland in his lifetime. A Quote by Van Morrison on lyrics, music, people, poetry, and words in lyrics music people poetry words.